Joe Gets a Boost for President! No, Not That One

One Democrat is getting roped into the 2016 presidential conversation by supporters, and it's not Hillary Clinton.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is the latest Democrat to get a presidential draft campaign.

Michael Weber, a New Mexican political operative who most recently served as policy director for New Mexico State Senate Democrat Howie Morales' campaign for governor, created the Twitter account @DraftJoeManchin on June 16.

Along with its pictures of Manchin and the White House, the account has roughly 108 followers and has tweeted about 30 times.

Weber, who worked for Manchin's unsuccessful 1996 campaign for governor of West Virginia, is a longtime admirer of the senator's "exceptional" leadership and centrist positions.

"He's probably a little more conservative than me on the environment and gay rights, but on almost every other issue, I happen to agree," he said.

Manchin, 66, has always been a popular Democrat in a red state, "comfortable talking to liberals and conservatives," Weber added.

Manchin hasn't exactly put 2016 speculation to rest, and intends to keep "all options open" heading into the election year, including returning to West Virginia as governor.

While motivated by his belief that Manchin would make a good candidate, Weber said his campaign was prompted partly by Hillary Clinton's book tour, and the attention the former secretary of state has received.

He decided on a Twitter account after watching Clinton "stumble out of the gate," with her "dead broke" comment and testy exchange with NPR's Terry Gross over her position on gay marriage.